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Beta testing the ongoing apocalypse / Tom Kaczynski ; introduction by Christopher Brown ; editor Eric Reynolds.
Van Pelt Library PN6727.K22 B48 2022
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kaczynski, Tom, 1973- author, illustrator.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Growth--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Cities and towns.
- Zombies--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Zombies.
- Demonology--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Demonology.
- Science fiction comic books, strips, etc.
- Cities and towns--Growth.
- Genre:
- Graphic novels.
- Science fiction comics.
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Short stories.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 181 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Seattle, WA : Fantagraphics Books, Inc., [2022]
- Summary:
- "In this new, expanded edition, the starting point is arbitrary. From there, the city expands in all directions. At once SF, a contemporary demonology, an occult theory, a mutant utopia and an architectural treatise, Beta Testing the Ongoing Apocalypse is a collection of graphic fictions about the contemporary global megalopolis. This groundbreaking collection, originally published in an Eisner-nominated, smaller edition a decade ago, has only proven more prescient and resonant to our contemporary times than ever. For this new edition, Kaczynski created the original stories "Billion Dollar Budget" and "Rediscovery of the Real" and annotations. There's also a new foreword by science fiction writer Christopher Brown (Tropic of Kansas) and an entirely new cover design. Tom Kaczynski's graphic short stories trace a complex space-time trajectory from the smallest corporate cubicle out to farthest fathoms of the multiverse. Occult economics, metaphysical traffic jams, Marxist zombies on Mars, secret architectural societies, designer ghosts from the future, and demographics demons are just a few elements of a new untested future eschatology"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 100,000 miles
- 10,000 years
- 100 decibels
- 976 sq. ft.
- White noise
- Phase transition
- Noise, a history
- Million year boom
- Cozy apocalypse
- Hotel Silencio
- Music for Neanderthals
- The new
- Skyway sleepless
- 36th chamber of commerce
- Utopia dividend.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1683964314
- 9781683964315
- OCLC:
- 1201301156
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